Vanilla Ice Ice Maybe

Strategically vanilla and ice in the veins… and no, not that type of ice! We’re Fremantle, not a certain other club up the road. Time to Restump Podcast the beginnings of a plentiful and prosperous period.

There’s an uncomfortableness about going in to a new season with serious confidence as a Fremantle supporter. It just doesn’t sit right; it is a difficult feeling to adjust to. Sure, we think we’ve been confident before at this time of year, but it really has been excitement, passion and hopefulness masquerading as confidence.

Yes, famous last words, but this year feels markedly different. There is justifiable genuine confidence. We’re going in with actual achievable expectations rather than nervous aspirations. 

We’re in pretty good condition, we’re hitting the historical rule of thumb age and experience conducive to deep September action, there is a definite buy in from the player group and our pre-season has been productive and strategically beneficial. 

Can we win the premiership? Possibly. Would that be the goal? Definitely. Should our expectations align with our goal? Absolutely not. 

Realistic expectations, from our perspective, should be a minimum of a top six finish, more so a top four and then it is game on from there. Expecting to win the premiership comes with an attached overconfidence and arrogance. They are too ridiculously tough to win and there is too little between the final top four, possible top six teams, whoever they may be, to have such expectations.

So, lets get into it and dive a bit deeper into the purple depths. 

•Andy Brayshaw declaring Fremantle is his home.
•JL’s contract, that isn’t a contract.
•Luke Jackson rumours.
•What we learned from the preseason. 
•Youngsters on the up.
•Murphy “the more valuable” Reid.
•Disco isn’t dead, it looks back in a big way.
•Darcy and Pearce – is their health a worry?
•The Neighbourhood Watch. Is it dead and buried? 

All those talking points to discuss and we’ll find out where Jojo has been and how big is his damaging carbon footprint. 

We’re armed with confidence and enthusiasm but we need to remain measured. It’s a fine line between justified anticipation and unhelpful hysteria. 

So, for the first time in 2025, unfortunately our nonsense is back. If you’re desperate enough to plug in and partake, by all means you’re most welcome, after you get yourself checked out because you’re obviously not well. Season 2025… here we go.  

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